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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is flanked by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, in the House chamber as lawmakers meet for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress.

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The House last struggled to elect a speaker 100 years ago. Here's what happened

11:29pm January 05, 2023

by Ron Elving

Both Kevin McCarthy and the nominee for speaker a century ago represented a party establishment regarded with hostility by a potent faction of the party. They became the embodiment of its grievances.

Biden shares his border security plan ahead of trip to Mexico

7:06pm January 05, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden laid out his vision on border security ahead of a trip next week to the southern U.S. border and talks with Mexico.

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Why South Asians are the most politically liberal of all Asian Americans

6:32pm January 05, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

South Asians are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., especially in battleground states. And out of all Asian Americans groups, they are the most politically liberal.

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What states are looking to do with abortion legislation in 2023

6:12pm January 05, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Lawmakers in many states will be returning to their state capitols in the New Year with a vastly different legal landscape surrounding abortion rights than one year ago.

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Republican House freshman Mike Lawler on Speaker stalemate

5:57pm January 05, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Representative-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., about the ongoing votes for House speakership as he waits to be sworn in.

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House Republicans try to elect a new speaker for a third straight day

5:57pm January 05, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

In another day of voting, California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy is trying once again to net the majority of votes cast for speaker of the House.

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Roderick Johns holds a photo of his sister Barbara Johns at the newly dedicated Virginia Civil Rights Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. in July 2008.

Maryland artist chosen to create U.S. Capitol statue of teen who fought segregation

5:35pm January 05, 2023

by Ashley Ahn

Steven Weitzman will sculpt the bronze statue of Barbara Rose Johns, a 16-year-old who led protests against school segregation in Virginia. It will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The FTC proposed a new rule banning noncompete agreements. Federal Trade Commission chair Lina M. Khan calls them exploitative and widespread.

Millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements. They could soon be banned

3:13pm January 05, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that bans the use of noncompete agreements, calling them an exploitative practice that suppresses wages and hampers innovation.

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How the Jan. 6 committee used TV tactics and dark humor in its case against Trump

1:29pm January 05, 2023

by Dave Davies

Reporter Luke Broadwater says the committee hired a former news producer to hit Trump where it hurt: "His whole career was built on television, and they were able to use that very medium against him."

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President Joe Biden speaks about border security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at left. Biden plans to visit the southern U.S. border next week.

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Biden announces new border control measures and legal pathways to some migrants

1:25pm January 05, 2023

The White House is expanding a pandemic-era program allowing the administration to quickly expel people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.